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Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier has laid into 'woke' England manager Gareth Southgate, as he insists that he would not want to take his advice on taking penalties.
The midfielder, who converted 47 of his 48 penalties with the Saints, has offered to share his wisdom on penalties with Three Lions squad's in the past.
But he has admitted that he probably had more chance of actually being given nod by previous Three Lions managers than Southgate.
Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier has laid into 'woke' England manager Gareth Southgate
The former midfielder insists that Southgate (pictured) wouldn't take his advice on penalties
Le Tissier told GBNews: 'I have on occasions in the past approaching World Cups and European Championships offered my services to go and coach the players, if they want some advice on taking penalties.
'To be fair, I mean, there were probably other managers that may have been more likely to listen than the woke Mr. Southgate.
'I would quite happily take a penalty still, at my age. I really enjoyed the pressure of those situations.
Club legend Le Tissier converted 47 of his 48 penalties during his time with Southampton
'I really looked forward to taking penalties. And I think one of the biggest things you can have as a penalty-taker is your mindset going into it has to be really positive.
'And I believe that was one of the biggest reasons why my penalty record was good.'
Le Tissier has also played down England's hopes of winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, although he would love to see them win.
'I suspect not. As much as I would love them to win the World Cup, I think with my realistic cap on
